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88 | THE RADAR | TRAVEL TRAVELOGUE Getting Around Wandering Miamians on their past and future destinations of choice | By Riki Altman | Diana F+ Sahara, $109, by Lomography at lomography.com TRENDWATCH Blinded by the Light It was bound to happen. After too many years during which a camera’s worth and popularity were determined by how thin, sleek and small it was, the backlash has begun. The chicest of point-and-shoot statements this season is the vintage fl ash—big and bold like a paparazzo’s and ready to capture jet-set moments with vintage panache. –Niaomi Eisenstadt Susie and Walid Wahab Philanthropist; Developer DREAM VACATION India, which will happen later this year. We’re counting the days. NEXT TRIP Cuba for the Art Biennial in Havana in May, and then Lebanon for the summer MOST UNUSUAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE Checking Yaniv Cohen Event Planner DREAM VACATION into the Château de la Messardière in St. Tropez and being told there were no children allowed. After much negotiating, we were told our two could stay as long as they didn’t visit any of the public spaces. In the end it ended up being a great vacation. one of them MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Each and every I can’t wait to do a culinary trip through Spain. NEXT TRIP Spain as it turns out. I am going there this summer. WORST TRAVEL EXPERIENCE I’ve never had one. I can do a luxury hotel or a hut in the middle of the forest. Each can be charming in its own way. MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Brazil. It was my Sarah Arison Arts Activist & Philanthropist DREAM VACATION e South Paci c. For me it’s not a vacation unless there’s a beach. NEXT TRIP A little town outside St. Tropez for a friend’s wedding WORST TRAVEL EXPERIENCE e Galapagos. I was a very stubborn child and wouldn’t listen to my mother’s pleas to put sunscreen on. I got sunburned so bad I couldn’t move for days. MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Israel. I was 12 and it’s where my grandfather was from. I loved being there, learning about my heritage and riding camels in the desert. Belle Starr, $203, by La Sardina at amazon.com rst time traveling as an American citizen and the trip was to Rio de Janeiro, which is now one of my favorite cities in the world. BON VOYAGE! Destinations from top left: Château de la Messardière in St. Tropez; the “Christ the Redeemer” statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Kauai’s iconic Mount Makana on the Pacifi c Ocean | May/June 2012
Miami Jet-Setters On Their Best And Worst Vacations
Riki Altman
Susie and Walid Wahab Philanthropist; Developer DREAM VACATION India, which will happen later this year. We’re counting the days. NEXT TRIP Cuba for the Art Biennial in Havana in May, and then Lebanon for the summer MOST UNUSUAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE Checking into the Château de la Messardière in St. Tropez and being told there were no children allowed. After much negotiating, we were told our two could stay as long as they didn’t visit any of the public spaces. In the end it ended up being a great vacation. MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Each and every one of them <br /> <br /> Yaniv Cohen Event Planner DREAM VACATION I can’t wait to do a culinary trip through Spain. NEXT TRIP Spain as it turns out. I am going there this summer. WORST TRAVEL EXPERIENCE I’ve never had one. I can do a luxury hotel or a hut in the middle of the forest. Each can be charming in its own way. MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Brazil. It was my first time traveling as an American citizen and the trip was to Rio de Janeiro, which is now one of my favorite cities in the world. <br /> <br /> Sarah Arison Arts Activist & Philanthropist DREAM VACATION e South Pacific. For me it’s not a vacation unless there’s a beach. NEXT TRIP A little town outside St. Tropez for a friend’s wedding WORST TRAVEL EXPERIENCE the Galapagos. I was a very stubborn child and wouldn’t listen to my mother’s pleas to put sunscreen on. I got sunburned so bad I couldn’t move for days. MOST CHERISHED PASSPORT STAMP Israel. I was 12 and it’s where my grandfather was from. I loved being there, learning about my heritage and riding camels in the desert. <br /> <br /> Blinded by the Light<br /> <br /> It was bound to happen. After too many years during which a camera’s worth and popularity were determined by how thin, sleek and small it was, the backlash has begun. The chicest of pointand- shoot statements this season is the vintage fl ash—big and bold like a paparazzo’s and ready to capture jet-set moments with vintage panache. –Niaomi Eisenstadt
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